Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-03
ALDRRmANIC Bus1NEss.

Sundry Measures Before the Board of AIdermen-Petitions Referred and Granted-The Dedication of the Scl- diers' Monument Not tO be Forgotten Many Petitions for Electric Lights Granted-What Fire Marshal Ken. nedy RecOmmends-MIltO y. Stew. art at Last VietorIous-He Will Get $1,7OO.
 When Clerk Shanley called the roll at the regular monthly meeting of the board of al- dermen last evening five of the city fathers did not respond to their names. Mayor York presided.
 Sundry petitions were read and referred to their appropriate committees as follows: For a curb and concrete walk on Carlisle street, to the committee on streets; for the exten- sion Of Donnelly Place, to the committee on streets; for the renumbering of Pearl street, to the street committee; of John H. Stevens for special constable, to the committee on ap pointments; for the changing of name of Sperry street, to committee on streets; for top dressing Howe street and Howard ave- nue, same committee; for top dressing Oak street, between Broad street and Congress avenue, to same; claim of Smith 6 Go. for damages, to committee on claims; of s. s. Thompson, to committee on streets; of Ed ward A. Johnson for damages, to committee on claims; for curbing and grading Grace street. to committee on streets; for change of the kind of walk to be laid on Ann street, granted; for Q crosswalk on south side of Beach street corner East; of Thomas Butler, permission to sell temperance drinks on Sun day ct IA View street, to the committee on licenses; for erosswalk on north side of Dan iel street corner East, to committee on walks of George B. Miller for services as watchman, amounting to $85.2 for hardening and top dressing Oak street between Park and Green wood streets, to street committee; for a side walk on Cedar street between Washington and Columbus avenue, to sidewalk commit tee of Dr. F. H. Whittemore for repairs on his phaeton, to committee on claims.
 Petitions for lights were read and referred to the committee on lamps as follows: An electric light at the corner of Temple and Trumbull streets; an electric light corner of Temple and Grove streets; a naptha lamp on West Carlisle street; an electric light on Monroe street; for three gas lamps on Ed wards street; for two or more naptha lamps on Newhall and Bassett streets; an electric light corner of Olive and Water streets: an electric light corner of Myrtle and Hamilton streets.
 Petitions for sewers were read and referred to the committee on sewers as follows: A sewer in Nicoll street between Lawrence and Eagle streets; sewer in Woolsey street be- tween Grand avenue and Lloyd street; sewer
  Exchange street; a sewer on Lafayette street between Congress avenue and Prince street; a sewer on Prince street between Lafayette and Hill streets; sewer on Dixwell avenue.
 Favorable reports, which were adopted, were as follows: Two electric.lights on Greene street; ordering the board of compensation to give and advertise public hearing in the matter of establishing park ill the western part of the city and report the result of their hearing to the Court of Common Council; an electric light on the corner of Nash and Law renee streets; gas lamp on the north side of Chapel street, between High and York streets: two naptha lamps on Mechanic sreeet, between Lawrence and Eagle streets: naptha lamp on the corner of Mill River and Laurel streets; gas lamp on east side of Nash street, between Eagle and Willow streets; two gas lamps on Mansfield street; an cleo tric light on the corner of Hillhouse avenue and Sachem street; gas lamp on Button street; naptha lamp on Winthrop avenue two naptha lamps on Tyler street between Oak street and Davenport avenue; ordering sewers and culverts in Wooster Square; an electric light on Hillhouse avenue; an cleo t1ic light at the corner of Columbus avenue and Liberty street; an electric light on corner of Putnam and Liberty streets; an electric light on the corner of State and Bradley streets; an electric light on the corner of Whalley and Sherman avenues; an electric
 
 Orchard street; an electric light on the cor ner of Franklin and Summer streets; an electric light at the junction of Blatchley, Jackson and Clay streets; an electric light on corner of Chapel and Orchard streets and Chapel street and Sherman avenue; an electric light on the corner of Dwight and Chapel street; crosswalk on Nicoll street, be- tween Eagle and Lawrence streets; sidewalk on Winthrop avenue, between Whalley ayen- ue and Percival streets; extension of Lam berton street; pavement on Fair street, be- tween State and Union streets; for concrete sidewalk on south side of County street; sew CT in Chestnut street, between Chapel and Greene streets; grading and curb. ing sidewalk on west side of Cedar street, between Lamberton and Spring streets; relay of sidewalk on York street, between Chapel street and south line of Calvary Baptist church; extension of Me chanic street to present terminus of proposed extension of Gamer street; paving Prout street. sewer in Carlisle street, between Liber- ty and Water streets; sewer in St. Roman street; extension of and widening of Liberty street; gas lamp on Forbes Place; monthly report of board of public works on proposi- ton for Memorial day celebration; on rent of the bath houses at the Cedars and appoint ment of John Dixon as keeper; on appropri- ating $1, 1,500 for dedieating the soldiers monument; an electric light on Hillhouse
 
 Shelton and Dixwell avenues; concrete walk on the east side of Nash street, between Eagle and Willow strets. The top dressing of Howard avenue from railroad bridge south to South Water street was ordered after considerable debate, the vote standing Il to 10
 Timothy Crowley appointed keeper of inc
 1t was ordered that the following be appointed special constaoles: John B. Freysinger. H. M. Johnson. Joseph Paine, M. $. Frank, for the year ending March 1, 1888.
 After much discussion the ordinance de firing of cannon was indefinitely postponed The ordinance reads follows:
 Section No person shall fire any cannon (ex, cept toy cannon) within the limits Of the city of New Haven without the permission of the Court of Common Council specifying the time and place
 Section 2-Any persons violating the provisions of this ordinance shall pay a penalty of not less than $50 nor more than S10o for every such of fense.
 The claim of Milton J. Stewart for damages to his buildings on State street. which was referred by the board back to the committee on claims was recon sidered Alderman Daley moved that the board ing the $i, zoo desired and it was so voted.
 The following petition was read and referred to the finance commttee:
 This petition respectfully represents that-It hay ing been decided to dedicate the soldiers monu next the Grand Army of the Republic is called upon to receive and entertain large number of it's mem bers from all parts of the State as well as many dis tinguished guests upon that occasion, and that the limited funds of this organization held solely for the benefit Of needy veterans and ther tamlies
  they would otherwise be compelled to bear;
 Your petitioners therefore respectfully pray your honorable body to grant appropriation of S1,50C for the use of the Grand Army reception commit tee appointed by the general dedication commit tee.
 [signed.l James N. Coe. commander post No
 17, representing 6s4 men, Joseph
 Schlecher, representing 40 men. com
 mander post No. 76; Ralph Wright
 commander post No. s, representing
 62 men.
 The petition of S. E. Merwin and 75o others for repeal of ordinance relating to altering of Telford pavementS recommitted to the committe on or dinanceS.
 The special committee on sidewalks appointed to investigate into the responsibility of keeping side walks clear of ice and reported that in their opinion the sidewalks of the city have been kept as clean during the past winter as they have ever been and they believed that the board of public works, together with the police department, had attended to their duties.
 The following paSsed
 Resolved, That the city year book for 1886 be compiled by the assistant city clerk and printed by New Haven parties under the direction of the joint standing committee original reports the subject matter of said year book and the printing of same to be determined by said committee and the con tracts to awarded in accordance with section of the ordinance de contracts
 It was voted:
 That the board of compensation be and they are hereby ordered to give advertised public hearing